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[FONT="]Vitamin A (as Retinyl Acetate)[/FONT] | [FONT="]5,000 IU[/FONT] | [FONT="]100%[/FONT] |
[FONT="]Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid)[/FONT] | [FONT="]60 mg[/FONT] | [FONT="]100%[/FONT] |
[FONT="]Controlled Sympathomimetic Psychoactive Adrenal Stimulant Complex:[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT] [FONT="]1,3,7-trimethylxanthine (as caffeine anhydrous and controlled release enteric coated caffeine pellets), 2-amino-4-methylhexane[/FONT] | [FONT="]410 mg[/FONT] | [FONT="]**[/FONT] |
[FONT="]Green Tea extract (std. min. 60% EGCG) (leaf)[/FONT] | [FONT="]500 mg[/FONT] | [FONT="]**[/FONT] |
[FONT="] Cissus quadrangularis extract (20:1) (std. min. 5% Ketosteroids) (root)[/FONT] | [FONT="]300 mg[/FONT] | [FONT="]**[/FONT] |
[FONT="]Black Pepper extract (std. min. 98% Piperine) (fruit)[/FONT] | [FONT="]5 mg[/FONT] | [FONT="]**[/FONT] |
[FONT="]Chili Pepper extract (std. min. 90% capsaicinoids and 55% capsaicin) (fruit)[/FONT] | [FONT="]2 mg[/FONT] | [FONT="]**[/FONT] |
[FONT="]Previous Log Experience[/FONT]
[FONT="]Lipoburn[/FONT]
[FONT="]N2BM Transaderm[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Previous Fat Burners[/FONT]
[FONT="]Shred Matrix-Experience A+[/FONT]
[FONT="]Lipoburn A-[/FONT]
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Thanks to the guys at Purus Labs for hooking me up with this product.
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[FONT="]My thoughts on the ingredients….[/FONT]
[FONT="]I am a bit skeptical about some of the ingredients when I first reviewed the ingredients in Fat smack XR, but I find that to be a positive. I have seen Chilli Pepper and Black Pepper in many fat burners before, so I would imagine that both ingredients will be useful. I also see their inclusion as a positive since they have no interactions really and won’s negatively affect health. I am excited about Cissus and Green Tea’s inclusion as I have previously used both ingredients with success for various different things. I do think the doseage is low for Green Tea, but I usually use it as a standalone, so as it may have a better synergistic effect when combined with several other ingredients. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]Controlled Sympathomimetic Psychoactive Adrenal Stimulant Complex[/FONT]
[FONT="]Regarding this complex, I am a bit skeptical on the fact that it is extended release and can maintain a reasonable buzz throughout the day. I have used 1,3 before in ASGT and has some good results outside of the occasional heart flutter. Hopefully this will help me during my late day workouts even though I will be taking my dose upon waking up. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]I do certainly expect to be proven wrong during this cycle however, as my previous experience with fat burners and Purus Products has been positive. 45 servings is a bit below what some fat burners provide, but since I will be taking 1 serving daily, this may end up being more reasonable than others. My previous experience with Shred Matrix was fantastic and I think that it had a great ingredient profile minus the fact that it had Yohimbe. On Occasion Yohimbe can hit me hard and I get palpitations, cold sweats, etc. I did lose about 7 lbs on Shred Matrix, some of which was water weight, some muscle, but I got down to 8% BF last summer. I am now back up to about 10%, but need to get remeasured at some point. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]For this cycle, I intend not to go on a heavy cut but maintain my 2700-2900 cals/day and see what effect this has on my recomp. If I do see that I am losing any muscle or strength, I may increase my calories a bit.[/FONT]
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[FONT="]My workout[/FONT]
[FONT="]3 day splits of chest/shoulders on Day 1[/FONT]
[FONT="]Back/Biceps Day 2[/FONT]
[FONT="]Legs, traps, and any other muscles day 3[/FONT]
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[FONT="]I do occasionally run a 5x15 for workouts, but usually I am doing supersets, or trisets with ab exercises thrown in between my main exercises. [/FONT]
[FONT="]Cardio consists of 10 minute of treadmill/stair climber to warm up then about 5 to 10 minutes of either sprints or hard cardio to end my workout. I do not do a ton of cardio because I do not rest much during lifting. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]I will get some before pics up soon [/FONT]
[FONT="]My stats[/FONT]
[FONT="]6’0” 189 lbs [/FONT]
[FONT="]About 10% BF[/FONT]
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[FONT="]To determine any strength loss[/FONT]
[FONT="]Pull ups max-26 reps[/FONT]
[FONT="]90 lb DB bench Press-16 reps[/FONT]
[FONT="]Max bench-315 lbs[/FONT]
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[FONT="]I don’t really max out but I keep these numbers to determine any strength/muscle loss at the end of the cycle. [/FONT]